CN GP7 #4396

Ninety Seven

Here we have a locomotive that was inspired by a chance prototype sighting. The locomotive had the windows boarded up. I posted about thin in response to an article that I responded to in Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine. Here is the post. I used Balsa wood for the ply-board, weathering is done using acrylics. .

 Ninety Eight

 Ninety Nine

 One Hundred

One Hundred and One

CN 479846 & CN 479853 40' Box Cars

    Thirty Four.

These two cars started out as the same car. Both are Athearn kits that I bought second hand. What these cars represent is my early attempts at working with graffiti as well as some examples from others that did some outline work for me. "Grim" and  "Zone" are my original work while the other work is outlined by friends but gone over by me with colour.

 Thirty Five

 Thirty Six
Again the paints used is a combination of acrylics and oils. I wanted these cars to be on the way to being very uncared for but not quite there yet. I consider these cars to be a medium to heavy weather job with heavy graffiti work.

 Thirty Seven

 Thirty Eight

 Thirty Nine

 Forty

 Forty One

 Forty Two

 Forty Three
...I really must learn how to take pictures better.

 Forty Four

 Forty Five

 Forty Six

 Forty Seven

 Forty Eight

Forty Nine
As these cars were to be era wise in at least the late 70's I wanted the running boards off. I filled in the holes and re-worked the ridge work. Finished work below.

 Fifty

 Fifty One

Fifty Two

CN 400755 50' Plug Door Car

Twenty Six.

Here we have a medium weathered 50' Plug Door Car from the Branchline Blueprint Series car with some graffiti. Rather than hitting the whole car with rust I focused on the door areas. 

Twenty Seven.

Close up of door detailing.

Twenty Eight.

Door detail from the other side of the car. Notice how the oils are able to add texture to the "rust". 

Twenty Nine.
Rusty trucks with dirty car. Less focus on rust on the car with more emphasis on it being "dirty".

Thirty.

Thirty One.

Thirty Two.
Close up on graffiti.

Thirty Three.
Final shot showing second "piece" as well as how the whole car comes together.

Still need to work on those photography skills....

CN Caboose...

Five.
This is the CN version of the previously posted CP caboose from Walther's, chosen for the same reasons. This time I added some graffiti.

Graffiti was first transferred to the car in decal form. I used Blair Line decals, you may notice that some of their decals are eerily similar to some of the work on the Art Crimes web page. After the decals were applied I went back over them with paint markers to make them blend in better and "pop".

Added windows, weight and Kadee couplers.

  Six, Seven and Eight.
Different photo's of the same car...